Blood
Clots/Stroke - They
Now Have a Fourth Indicator, theTongue.
STROKE:
Remember
The
1st Three
Letters.... S.T.R.
If everyone can remember
something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously..
Please
read:
STROKE
IDENTIFICATION:
During a
BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a
little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine
(they offered to call
paramedic), she said she had just tripped over
a brick because of her new
shoes.
They
got her cleaned up and got her a new
plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up,
Ingrid went about enjoying
herself the rest of the evening
Ingrid's
husband called later telling everyone
that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at
6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to
identify the signs
of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some
don't die.... they end
up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It
only takes a minute to read this...
A
neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours
he can totally reverse
the effects of a stroke... totally.
He said the trick
was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and
then getting the
patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
Thank God
for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes
symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately the lack
of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain
damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now
doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the personto TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently)
R * Ask him
or
her to RAISE BOTH
ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these
tasks, call 999/911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the
dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke
-------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE:
Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication
of a stroke.
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